1907 Aberdare Urban District Council election

The Aberdare Urban District Council was established in 1894 and covered the parish of Aberdare. Its responsibilities included public health, sanitation, roads and public works generally.

There were five wards, namely Aberaman (also known as No. 5 Ward), Blaengwawr (also known as No. 4 Ward), Gadlys (also known as No. 2 Ward), Llwydcoed (also known as No. 1 Ward), and the Town Ward (also known as No. 3 Ward). Originally, one member was elected from each ward on an annual basis, but from 1904 an additional member was granted to each ward, resulting in the election of ten members, out of a total of twenty, every three years. At the intervening election, one member continued to be elected.

An election was held in March 1907.[1] It was preceded by the 1906 election and followed by the 1908 election. The term of office of members elected at the 1904 election came to an end and those elected were to serve until 1910.

(*) denotes sitting member

Results

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Aberaman Ward 11907
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Edmund Mills Hann* unopposed
Labour Illtyd Hopkins unopposed
Blaengwawr Ward 1907
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Davies* 793
Labour E. Stonelake* 578
T. Jones 477
M. Parr 407
Gadlys Ward 1907
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thomas Lewis 793
D. Tyssul Davies 697
John Morgan Jones (Congregationalist minister) 599
Llwydcoed Ward 1907
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Rees Llewellyn* 1,034
T. Walter Williams* 795
D. Jenkins 456

Town Ward (two seats)

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Town Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Edward Morgan* 1,104
David Price Davies* 747
Labour Williams 459

References

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  1. ^ "District Council Election". Aberdare Leader. 23 March 1907. Retrieved 13 July 2014.

Bibliography

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